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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1950

Page

13

Legislative Advisory Council Named

Twenty one laymen named to assist the Texas Legislative Council were announced. The advisory group includes Mrs Katherine McCubbins of Louisville Kentucky who promotes HADACOL vitamins and minerals to address deficiencies she claims caused nerve distress and weight loss and reports dramatic personal improvement after use. The ad notes the product is available from LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette and is vouched for by acting Lieutenant Governor Wardrow Lane.

Texas Legislative Council Katherine McCubbins Louisville Ave Louisville McCubbins

Western Germans Demand Parity in NATO Plan

West Germany protests a Dutch proposed plan to recruit about 150000 troops for NATO defense arguing it treats Bonn as unequal. Bonn seeks equal status and end to Allied occupation while deputies meet to discuss terms and potential appointment of Eisenhower as commander.

London West Germany NATO Europe Bonn France West Europe Konrad Adenauer Frenc Herve Alphand Parises Rene Pleven Pact Dwight D. Eisenhower Omar N. Bradley Joint Chiefs of Staff

Caboose Names Documented for Train Cars

The caboose on a train has been identified by several terms including cabin car conductor's car brakeman's cab and train car in historical usage. The note surveys terminology used across eras and regions to describe the last car on a rail consist.

Ex-Prisoner Testifies to Tattooed Skin Lamp Shade Case

At Augsburg, Germany, a former Buchenwald prisoner testified that a tattooed skin was used as a lamp shade in Ilse A Koch’s home as prosecutors accuse Koch of war crimes. Witnesses described harsh lashes by Koch and the tanning of tattooed skin for curios, detailing grisly methods and head shrinking.

Augsburg Germany Buchenwald Ilse A Koch William Schmidt Karl Wahl Wahl

74 Year Old Doctor Of 50 Named AMA Family Doctor Of The Year

74 year old Dr Dean Sherwood Luce of Canton Massachusetts was named AMA Family Doctor Of The Year for 45 years of service. He was chosen from three finalists by 5,000 delegates at the AMA session.

Cleveland Ohio Dean Sherwood Luce American Medical Association Canton Mass AMA Luce The Dr. Luce Jim Camp Pecos Texas John W. Strange Loogootee Ind McCoy Harvard Medical School

New Envoy to Britain Draws CIO Opposition

Walter S. Gifford, named by President Truman ambassador to Great Britain, faces anti union charges. J A Beirne of the Communications Workers of America accused him, appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which will consider the nomination.

Washington Walter S. Gifford Truman Great Britain Connally Senate Foreign Relations Committee American Telephone and Telegraph Company J. A. Beirne Communications Workers of America Beirne Committee Behind New Yorker Senate

Jury Frees Clifford Childress in Receiving Stolen Property Case

In 98th District Court a Travis County jury found Clifford Childress not guilty after about 50 minutes of deliberation. He was defended by attorney Ray Stevens.

Clifford Childress 98Th District Court Travis County Ray Stevens

Coplon Wins New Trial After Reversed Conviction

A federal appeals court reversed Judith Coplon's New York conviction, ordering a new trial due to illegal arrest without a warrant. The court left the indictment intact, noting possible escape risk but requiring stronger evidence. Coplon faces a separate Washington sentence for stealing government secrets and appeals that conviction too.

New York Judith Coplon Russia United States Court of Apt Miss Coplon FBI New York City Washington Justice Department Valentin A. Gubitchev United Nations Gubitchev

Vernon Minister Named Chairman of Texas Baptist Board

Dr. E. S. James of Vernon was elected chairman of the executive board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas for 1950 51 at the Dallas meeting. He succeeds Dr. Forrest Feezer of Waco. New officers include W. Morris Ford Longview as vice chairman and R A Springer as Dallas secretary. All department heads were reelected, with Dr J Howard Williams as executive secretary and other officers named for missions, Sunday School, Training Union, and radio public relations.

Dallas E.S. James Vernon Forrest Feezer Waco Baptist General Convention of Texas James W. Morris Ford Longview R. A. Springer J Howard Williams Rar Floyd Chaffin Springer Andrew Q Allen T. C Gardner W. F Howard A C. Miller J D. Riddle L. H. Tapscott Borhood R. Alton Reed

Denver Post urges immediate atomic bomb use in Korea

The Denver Post editorial urges dropping the atomic bomb immediately to meet the Korea crisis and save U.S. forces, arguing action must be taken now to end the conflict.

Denver Post Denver Korea

Kaiser Frazer Receives Additional RFC Loan Suit for 600 Cars

The Kaiser-Frazer Corporation secured a further 25 million loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to boost output to 600 cars daily and expand defense work. Henry J Kaiser announced plans for a San Francisco Bay area plant and a 200 million expansion to increase steel aluminum tin plate cement gypsum output, with a possible 300 million more later.

Washington Kaiser-Frazer Corporation Reconstruction Finance Corporation Henry J. Kaiser Auto Concern San Francisco-Oakland Kaiser Enterprises K-F

Brown & Root AFL injunction hearing recessed

Brown & Root filed an antitrust and right to work injunction suit against the AFL. The hearing before Master in Chancery E L Bauknight recessed until Wednesday afternoon as both sides negotiate access to union minutes. The case centers on alleged illegal picketing and boycotts to force Brown & Root from open shop policies.

Brown & Root, Inc AFL E. L. Bauknight Brown & Root Bauknight Houston Austin Banknight Russ Mitchell, Inc Rice Institute Ohn G. Bishop Rice Peden Iron and Steel Company W. D. Haden Company Harris County

Gulf Coast May House Two Large Aluminum Plants

Governor Allan Shivers and state officials pursue two Gulf Coast locations for big aluminum plants. Kaiser Aluminum and Reynolds Metal consider Camp Hulen in Palacids and other sites while the state studies raw materials and manpower for potential chemical processing.

Texas Gulf Coast Capitol Allan Shivers Camp Hulen Palacids K. L. Berry Texas Adjutant General Kaiser Aluminum Firm Reynolds Metal Company Shivers Adjutant General Armory Board Texas National Guard Board of Control Gen. Berry Gov John Ross Texas Employment Commission Houston Kaiser Representa

40 000 Ford Workers Face Possible Layoffs

Ford Motor Co vice president John S. Bugas warned that by March 1 as many as 40,000 Ford workers could be unemployed due to government aluminum usage cutbacks in piston manufacturing. A 20 percent reduction starts Jan 1 idling 20,000 workers, rising to 35 percent by March for total layoffs.

Detroit Ford Motor Co Ford John S. Bugas Bogas Ford Executive

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Legislative Advisory Council Associated Press Wardrow Lane Council Callan Graham Miller Ainsworth Luling Robert B. Anderson Sam B. Barton Denton Spurgeon Bell Robert E. Clements Amarillo Henry L. Foster Wallace Hawkins Walter Humphrey Fort Worth William L. Kerr Midland S. S. Laird Kilgore Almer W. McAfee Port Arthur John W. Newton Beaumont Martin A. Row Frank C. Smith T. M. Spencer Brenham Robert B. Storey Charles C. Thompson Colorado City S. B. Whittenburg Robert H. Wood Marshall Dudley K. Woodward Jr Ben H. Wooten House of Representatives Chamber AT City Vacuum Stores Vacuum Cuddles A. B. Duncan St. Joseph Duncan AMNA Britain CIO Baptists Kaiser - Frazer RFC L. East East Sth St City Market Parkette Cel Estes Congress Tetfoam’s Electric Vaught John B. Vaught Hardware Company Congress Avenue Austin, Texas Cash C.o.d
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